For several months now I have been getting bit by something. I know what it's not. It's not bed bugs or fleas. These bites welt up like mosquito bites, but they're not mosquitoes either. It is too cold for them. I live in south central Kansas. Anyhow, the bites turn up in weird places like my elbows, toes, and tops and bottoms of my feet.
I just wondered what it could be. I have checked for bedbugs and turned up nothing, flea bites leave tiny dots on me. The itch from any bug bite for me itches deep down and uncontrollably. My husband and I and our 4 kids live together in this house and yet I am the only one who is getting eaten alive. I just want to find out what I am up against. Thanks.
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It could be bird mites. My niece had them in Boston and needed an exterminator
I used a crawling insect surface spray on the inside of the draws, I put a sheet on my bed and sprayed fly spray on the sheet to make a barrier for the biting insects. Then I emptied my clothing from my draws onto the sheet on my bed. I then sprayed inside the draws with enough spray to wet the draw. I gave it an hour to to air before coming back and putting the clothes back in the draw. To make the job easier I only emptied 2 draws at a time.
Alternatively, this could be some type of fungal or parasitic condition that you have internally and not bug bites at all. I'd advise you see a doctor that specializes fungus and/or parasites in the body.
I say this because of where you're getting the "bites" in the elbow creases in your arms, between your toes, etc are signs of a fungal /parasitic infections.
You can find more info about this by googling it and/or looking at Doug Kaufman's website and PBS TV show known as: Know the Cause.
I'm not a doctor but I do have some familiarity with these things. Hope this helps!
Could be mold mites
Could it be tiny spider bites? Try taking an antihistamine if you medically can, antihistamine will change your body odor or scent it might help to deter them. Tea tree oil is helpful for cleaning but has
very strong smell.
Could it be tiny spider bites? Try taking an antihistamine if you medically can, antihistamine will change your body odor or scent it might help to deter them. Tea tree oil is helpful for cleaning but has
It almost sounds like you have demodex mite in your home. This can be an issue and they are hard to see and find. I would check with a pest control company and find out if they can suggest you something to use to spray for them.
Demodex is a parasite we all have that lives on our bodies at all times. Usually one is blissfully unaware but sometimes we can be more sensitive to them, I read up on them as I have been dealing with an invisible bug situation for ten months without success yet. It is frustrating as I feel I am being pacified by medical profession, ie doc, dermatologist, public health, hospital parasite clinic etc.
Im sorry you are having this issue! I can relate- my dog had fleas for the first time ever. He is a short haired black and brown brindle pitbull. I saw him itching and searched him, but I couldnt see any. I brought him to the vet, who misdiagnosed him and I now have a flea infestation in my home! I ended up deciding it had to be fleas after a month of him scratching (although I couldnt see any...) and I was right! I didnt think twice and treated him- to my chagrin, they came after me instead!
Did you find a solution? I am having the same problem. I also live in south-central Kansas, and have been getting bitten almost every single night for the last two months. Weve had our home sprayed for bugs 3 times, and had 2 different exterminators look for the problem. No one can find anything. Its not spiders, its not bed bugs. There is no sign of bugs anywhere, and our bed is brand new. In fact the bites started right after we got the new bed, which we bought from a reputable company in Wichita. I did find 2 tiny white bugs in the foundation, but they hopped away before I could trap them. Any ideas what they are and how to kill them? I need to get some sleep, these bites wake me up every night at 3 am. Also my bites are in the same places as yours, toes, top and bottom of feet, fingers, and elbows. They look like a tiny red pinprick and hurt when they happen, (thats what wakes me up) then form welt and start itching like crazy in about 24 hours. The itch/stinging lasts for several days.
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